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The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

11 reviews

ashleylorelle's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Violence

antonebooks's review

dark reflective sad

4.0

The kind of book you can only read once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Ableism, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

lazydazey's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Violence, Murder, and Pedophilia

madmorgan31's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Child death, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

kodi_rae's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Magical realism meets the prison system makes for a beautiful, haunting, and deeply sad read. Though somehow there’s hope too, maybe?

While it’s not graphic in the traditional sense, take care and make sure to check the content warnings to get a sense of things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Rape, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Excrement, and Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Suicide

bethann_coleates's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual assault

clara_dalstein's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Violence

naps's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

monacarolina's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Murder

rynicolereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Mariah (@layoversandliterature) described this book as being "quiet, tender yet dark, and beautifully written" and I couldn't agree more. The Enchanted is told from the perspective of a death row inmate who mysteriously sees beyond the confines of his underground cell and "the lady" who is a death penalty investigator. Through them, Denfeld tells a haunting story with elements of magical realism that somehow intensifies the grimness. I can honestly say that I've never read anything quite like this and I definitely recommend it to those who like dark, emotional, and atmospheric reads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts